Tamori - Actor Profile

Tamori

50Movies
10.0 Best Rating

Biography

Kazuyoshi Morita, known by his stage name Tamori, is a Japanese television celebrity. Known for his trademark dark sunglasses, Tamori is one of the "big three" television comedians in Japan along with Takeshi Kitano (a.k.a. Beat Takeshi) and Sanma Akashiya. For more than 30 years he hosted Waratte Iitomo! ("It's OK to laugh!"), a nationally televised live show broadcast every weekday at noon from October 1982 until March 2014. His likeness is the basis for the Piranha Plant in All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros.

Top Rated Movies

★10.0
Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Fall Special (2014) movie poster
★10.0

Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Fall Special — An omnibus special comprised of five segments.

Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Fall Special

2014•TV Movie
★10.0
The Noise (2015) movie poster
★10.0

The Noise — Underground people who exhale toxic gas appear in Tokyo's S-Ward, which is dealing with construction noise from urban de

The Noise

2015•Comedy
★9.0
Kidnapping Blues (1982) movie poster
★9.0

Kidnapping Blues — A man and a little girl meet in a bicycle parking in Tokyo. The little girl says she wants to watch the sea, and their t

Kidnapping Blues

1982•Crime
★8.0
Tales of the Bizarre: SMAP Special (2001) movie poster
★8.0

Tales of the Bizarre: SMAP Special — Drama Legend Special Yo nimo Kimyou na Monogatari SMAP Special is a 2001's rerun version, consisting of 5 stories: 1. E

Tales of the Bizarre: SMAP Special

2001•Horror
★7.2
Boro the Caterpillar (2018) movie poster
★7.2

Boro the Caterpillar — Just before dawn, Boro the Caterpillar hatched from an egg among patches of scrub grass. Looking around for the first ti

Boro the Caterpillar

2018•Animation

Complete Filmography & Verdicts

YearMovieCharacterRatingVerdict
2024 Tales of the Bizarre: 2024 Winter Special Tamori ★ 6.3 FLOP
2024 Tales of the Bizarre: 2024 Summer Special Tamori ★ 6.5 HIT
2023 Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Fall Special - ★ 6.0 FLOP
2023 Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Summer Special - ★ 6.0 FLOP
2022 Tales of the Bizarre: 2022 Fall Special - ★ 6.5 HIT
2021 Tales of the Bizarre: 2021 Fall Special - ★ 0.0 FLOP
2021 Tales of the Bizarre: 2021 Summer Special - ★ 6.0 FLOP
2020 Tales of the Bizarre: 2020 Fall Special Storyteller ★ 7.0 HIT
2020 Tales of the Bizarre: 2020 Summer Special - ★ 6.0 FLOP
2019 Tales of the Bizarre: 2019 Rain Special - ★ 5.0 FLOP
2018 Boro the Caterpillar (voice) ★ 7.2 HIT
2017 Tales of the Bizarre: 2017 Fall Special - ★ 6.5 HIT
2016 Tales of the Bizarre: 2016 Fall Special Storyteller ★ 6.0 FLOP
2016 The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka Self ★ 0.0 FLOP
2015 Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Film Directors Collection - ★ 6.1 FLOP
2015 The Noise - ★ 10.0 HIT
2014 Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Fall Special Storyteller ★ 10.0 HIT
2014 Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Spring Special - ★ 6.0 FLOP
2013 Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Autumn Special - ★ 6.0 FLOP
2013 Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Spring Special - ★ 6.2 FLOP
2012 Tales of the Bizarre: 2012 Autumn Special - ★ 5.7 FLOP
2012 Tales of the Bizarre: 2012 Spring Special - ★ 6.5 HIT
2011 Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special - ★ 6.5 HIT
2011 Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Spring Special - ★ 5.5 FLOP
2010 Tales of the Bizarre 20th Anniversary Fall Special: Popular Author Competition - ★ 6.5 HIT
2010 Tales of the Bizarre 20th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Episode Competition - ★ 6.2 FLOP
2009 Tales of the Bizarre: 2009 Spring Special Storyteller ★ 0.0 FLOP
2008 Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Fall Special - ★ 0.0 FLOP
2007 Hero Renzaburo Hanaoka ★ 6.7 HIT
2006 Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Fall Special - ★ 0.0 FLOP
2006 Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Spring Special - ★ 0.0 FLOP
2006 House Hunting (Voice) ★ 5.5 FLOP
2004 Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special Storyteller ★ 0.0 FLOP
2004 Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Spring Special - ★ 0.0 FLOP
2003 Tales of the Bizarre: 2003 Fall Special - ★ 0.0 FLOP
2003 Tales of the Bizarre: 2003 Spring Special - ★ 0.0 FLOP
2002 Tales of the Bizarre: 2002 Spring Special - ★ 0.0 FLOP
2001 Tales of the Bizarre: SMAP Special Storyteller ★ 8.0 HIT
2000 Tales of the Unusual Storyteller (segment "The Storyteller") ★ 6.6 HIT
1991 Discontinuous Bombing Incident Inspector Iwata ★ 0.0 FLOP
1990 Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World 2: I was surprised when I died!! - ★ 0.0 FLOP
1986 Jazz Daimyo Special Guest ★ 5.7 FLOP
1985 The Legend of the Stardust Brothers Chairman of "Waratte Iitomo" ★ 6.8 HIT
1984 Kyoko Aizome’s Widow Boarding House - ★ 2.0 FLOP
1983 Karate Cop 2 - ★ 4.0 FLOP
1983 It's All Right, My Friend Hoho-Keiji ★ 4.5 FLOP
1982 Kidnapping Blues R ★ 9.0 HIT
1982 A Pool Without Water Camera Shop Owner ★ 5.2 FLOP
1980 Barefoot Gen Part 3: Battle of Hiroshima - ★ 0.0 FLOP
1978 Comedy actors: Cooper and Gable - ★ 0.0 FLOP